OUR FUNDED AGENCIES 2009-2010

AIDS Support Chatham-Kent– support and
education services for people at risk of living with, or
affected by, HIV/AIDS
www.aidschatham.org
Contact: Christine Legault - 519-352-2121

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Chatham-Kent –
recruitment and support for adult volunteers who
mentor local boys and girls and develop healthy
relationships through role modeling
www.bigbrothersbigsistersofchatham-kent.com
Contact: Nan Stuckey - 519-351-1582

Brain Injury Association of Chatham-Kent –
support and advocacy services for survivors of acquired
brain injury and their families, as well as delivery of
community education programs
www.biack.com
Contact: Michelle Suitor - 519-351-0297

Canadian Hearing Society – services to enhance
the independence of deaf, deafened and hard of hearing
people, and education to prevent hearing loss
www.chs.ca/offices/windsor/chatham/index.html
Contact: Gail Baker - 519-354-9347

Canadian Mental Health Association,
Chatham-Kent Branch – education, prevention and
advocacy to build resilience, recovery and maximum
function for people experiencing mental illness
www.cmhakent.com
Contact: Hilary Henley - 519-436-6100

CNIB – specialized services for those who are blind or
visually impaired
www.cnib.ca
Contact: Shauna Boghean - 1-800-465-4444

Canadian Red Cross Society – first aid training and
support, home health care equipment loan cupboard,
disaster relief and international services
www.redcross.ca
Contact: Janet Brunschot - 519-352-2510

Chatham-Kent Block Parent Program Inc. –
recruitment and support for safe and caring strangers
who volunteer to display a window sign or decal,
offering assistance from their homes or businesses
www.blockparent.on.ca
Contact: Ruth Bossence - 519-354-0430 x 235

Chatham-Kent Children’s Services – United Way
funding supports the Power of Youth Program, designed
specifically for children in elementary schools to
strengthen peer relationships, develop self-reliance and
learn coping techniques to deal with stressful situations
www.ckics.com
Contact: Nicole Leger - 519-358-4596

Chatham-Kent Family Y.M.C.A. – childcare,
aquatics, sports and fitness, youth leadership programs
and activities for older adults – all designed to build
strong kids, strong families and strong communities
www.ckymca.com
Contact: Kelly Marshall - 519-352-0950

Chatham-Kent Student Nutrition Program –
non-discriminatory nutrition programs for elementary
and secondary school students to ensure a healthy start
to their school day
Contact: Elaine Lewis - 519-352-7270 x 2602

Family Service Kent – family and individual
counselling, credit counselling, KIDS Team, CHAP
for seniors, advocacy and protective service work,
trusteeships and specialized treatment groups
www.famskent.ca
Contact: Brad Davis-519-354-6221

Good Neighbours – Operation Cover-Up (used
winter coats), Operation Sandman (beds for kids),
Operation Re-Bicycle (recycled bicycles)
www.unitedway.chatham-kent.on.ca
Contact: Deryl Hall Giera - 519-354-0430 ext. 213

Learning Disabilities Association
of Chatham-Kent – advocacy, research, education
and services to advance the full participation of children,
youth and adults who have a learning disability
www.ldchatham-kent.org
Contact: Dawn Babkirk - 519-352-2024

Restorative Justice Chatham-Kent – Restorative
Justice conferencing involves victims, offenders and the
community in restoring broken relationships, focusing on
non-violent young offenders
www.rjck.org
Contact: Jeff Fieldus - 519-380-0931

St. John Ambulance – volunteer Medical First Aid
coverage at public events and in times of disaster,
supplementing the public ambulance service
www.sja.ca
Contact: Brian Reynolds - 1-877-726-9928

Sidestreets Optimist Youth Centre – a place for
youth, aged 7 to 18, to meet, socialize, and be involved
in programs designed to help them grow into positive,
productive and motivated adults
www3.sympatico.ca/sidestreets/VP.doc
Contact: Lori Ouellette - 519-683-2153

The Salvation Army – food bank services,
emergency housing and utility payment assistance,
trusteeships and Chatham Teen Centre
www.chathamsa.org
Contact: Captains Andrew
& Stephanie Watkinson - 519-354-1430

The Solid Rock Café Youth Centre – drop-in
activities and structured programs for youth in Tilbury,
designed to build self-esteem and self-worth
Contact: Ken McCorkle - 519-682-0625

Tilbury Information and H.E.L.P. Centre – food
bank services, non-medical transportation services, CAP
site, advocacy, cooking classes, budgeting assistance,
information and referral, community building and
partnership development
www.unitedway.chatham-kent.on.ca
Contact: Rose-Anne Mayor- 519-682-2268

Victorian Order of Nurses Chatham-Kent –
United Way funding supports the KIDS Circle Program,
designed to assist children, under 18 years of age,
who are dealing with either their own personal lifethreatening
illness or that of a loved one
www.von.ca
Contact: Nicole Hunter - 519-352-4462

Volunteer and Information Chatham-Kent –
in-person and on-line matching service for community
volunteers, collection, maintenance, dissemination and
on-line posting of community service information,
mediated information and referral, advocacy and
intervention
www.unitedway.chatham-kent.on.ca
Contact: Patricia Weiler - 519-354-0430 ext. 208

Wallaceburg Information and H.E.L.P. Centre-
mediated information and referral services, CAP
site, labour programs, services and Union Counselling
(through-out Chatham-Kent), community building and
partnership development
www.unitedway.chatham-kent.on.ca
Contact: Brian Armitage - 519-628-5456

Last updated October 28, 2009